** Official US Navy Thread - 1st Deployment Extension ** (serious)

[nutsy54]

I see what you're saying but we have to take into account that I'm on a fast attack submarine with underway schedules that changes all the time.

How am I going to swim underway on a submarine?
Quick answer, there's nowhere to swim

I could run on the treadmill but only when we're transiting otherwise we have to do the sound silencing routine (about to deploy).

As noted, with manning nowadays (and another 23,000 or so Navy billets getting slashed in the next few years), getting out basically means OUT.

Options:
- Do what you can while underway, get back into swimming and major running after deployment (SEALs deploy via submarines on a regular basis... and they manage to stay in shape)

- Finish this tour, transfer to shore duty, continue to improve, mature, and get promoted. If this is your long-term career goal, then it can wait a few years.

[nutsy54]

sooo trying to study for advancement cause my test is in 9 days can honestly cant force my self to do it this **** is just sooo tedious and half of it doesn't even relate to my job, scratch that 85% of it doesn't relate to my job. oh well gonna have to lock my self in the library tommarow studying in my room obviously isn't going to work.

You're assuming "your job" is limited to the tasks you're doing today. Daily performance there is what evals are for. The test is your overall Rating knowledge, since your future can be to any assignment in that Rating...

[samori]

We have an excellent chain of command here. One day CAPT'N canceled flight quarters and ordered us to bust out the basketball hoop lol. Plus we have had a steel beach like 4 times already.

You were an ETC, correct?

miss the steel beach days - I assume they do not do "smokers" anymore on steel beach days..... I fought in a smoker match back when I was a mess crank. Fought some d'bag that called himself "iceman" - what a tool this guy was. I think even the XO wanted me to kick this guys a$$. It took the referee (some Ltjg) and about three others to break us up after the bell ending the first round. They never let us have a round two.

No, I was not an ETC - was an EMCS when I retired

[feared]

At FRC-MA, going to the Ike in may, anyone there?

[UltimateRescue]

second pst results: swim 6:46, pushups-71, situps-56, pullups-8, run-10:52

[bluemarlinO4]

second pst results: swim 6:46, pushups-71, situps-56, pullups-8, run-10:52

i dont get how your swim is so fast but everything else is crap score.

[VAPump]

i dont get how your swim is so fast but everything else is crap score.

this made me lmfao

[Troll_Patrol]

second pst results: swim 6:46, pushups-71, situps-56, pullups-8, run-10:52

is that in CSS or freestyle?

i dont get how your swim is so fast but everything else is crap score.

lold...swimming is all about technique; to be a fast swimmer you don't need to be super strong or anything

[bluemarlinO4]

lold...swimming is all about technique; to be a fast swimmer you don't need to be super strong or anything

I know. I am a swim instructor.

[Troll_Patrol]

I know. I am a swim instructor.

lol oh lawd

[UltimateRescue]

i dont get how your swim is so fast but everything else is crap score.

i swam in high school

[UltimateRescue]

is that in CSS or freestyle?




lold...swimming is all about technique; to be a fast swimmer you don't need to be super strong or anything

freestyle, my time for css was 7:24

[Troll_Patrol]

freestyle, my time for css was 7:24

yeah i figured it would be free. a 6:30 in CSS would be fukking fast; i swam a 5:10 500y free in hs, but still a 6:30 CSS would be hella fast lol

[BoyBawang]

Is it recommended that I have a bank account set up before going into boot camp or is it ok to open a new one with the Navy while processing? I have my own savings/checking account already but it's linked to my parents accounts and I don't want that. I'm with Wells Fargo so do you guys know if my parents will still be able to mess with my account once I turn 18?

[Chill Will 33]

Is it recommended that I have a bank account set up before going into boot camp or is it ok to open a new one with the Navy while processing? I have my own savings/checking account already but it's linked to my parents accounts and I don't want that. I'm with Wells Fargo so do you guys know if my parents will still be able to mess with my account once I turn 18?

you'll do it at boot, if you want to stay with the bank you have now, bring the routing number and your acct number with you.

[FckyoCouch]

Who here has been OC'd? I got it today, and while i will say the hype is way worse than the experience it was still fuking awful. i powered throuh that sh!t though and did my course in a little over 3 min

[burlyman619]

Senior, how much sea time do you have?

[daveerwin]

How quickly do you think it'd take some one to build up a solid swim base for special forces whos not a real great swimmer? I wanna do it but I'm not a great swimmer. Everything else is easy besides that.

[nutsy54]

Senior, how much sea time do you have?

1 year, 5 months, 5 days

Before you freak... I'm in a job that only gets sea time when we're actually assigned to the boat and underway

[Troll_Patrol]

How quickly do you think it'd take some one to build up a solid swim base for special forces whos not a real great swimmer? I wanna do it but I'm not a great swimmer. Everything else is easy besides that.

it's really dependent upon the person, how much time each day you put into learning and how well you adapt to the pool. one of my friends who shipped out as SEAL last month took about 1 year of consistent training on his own doing the side stroke to get down to an 8:50 and that was with about 2 months of my help. there are other guys who manage to get down to an 8:30 on their own and some cant get below 9...it's just really dependent upon the person. just watch side stroke videos and go to sealswcc.com and there is a sub forum for swimming related questions where you will find an answer for pretty much anything.

swimming is all about technique, so dont worry about speed and how much you're swimming per day until the stroke becomes second nature and you can do it without having to think about the motions and fluidity of the stroke itself.

right now what they are considering a competitive time for the 500y CSS is around 8:30, so that's just a little perspective of what most people are shooting for right now

[xToXiCxk23]

Yes, that's straight from my sea duty counter. It only changes when I'm physically onboard a ship that's underway (too bad pierside time doesn't count )

Four of my most recent five tours were "sea duty".

Type 3 billets?

[nutsy54]

Type 3 billets?

Type 2

[Fon7ana]

Longest deployment ever brahs.. I think we are going to break the ship record (post nam)

[nutsy54]

Longest deployment ever brahs.. I think we are going to break the ship record (post nam)

It ain't a real deployment if you have teh internets

[Fon7ana]

It ain't a real deployment if you have teh internets

With that logic no deployments in the near future will be real then :P

[daveerwin]

Damn I just watched my room inspector get sprayed by the automatic air freshener. I didn't know if I was suppose to laugh or prepare the anus. Still passed though haha.

[nutsy54]

With that logic no deployments in the near future will be real then :P

[samori]

It ain't a real deployment if you have teh internets

hmm, i take it you guys have more than e-mail available to you when deployed.

My last deployment we had e-mail access, though that was a major breakthrough.

next you'll tell me you have woman deploying with the ships. Oh wait....

[VAPump]

hmm, i take it you guys have more than e-mail available to you when deployed.

My last deployment we had e-mail access, though that was a major breakthrough.

next you'll tell me you have woman deploying with the ships. Oh wait....

you're a little behind. burly has been deploying for a while now.

[bluemarlinO4]

next you'll tell me you have woman deploying with the ships. Oh wait....

how old school are you?

I thought females became ships company in 72 or something.